I know I’m supposed to respect my father, but I find it hard to do that when we cannot agree on politics. My political ideals are totally opposite from his. So much that we cannot even agree to disagree. He is so obsessed with his own political points of view that he watches it on TV for much of the day and interpolates it into every little conversation he has, believing it is absolute truth. I find the beliefs that he holds too cruel to stand for. Being anti cruelty is a value he raised me with, and long after I grew up, he was brainwashed by the propaganda he follows. The only way to avoid an argument with him over this is to pretend to agree with him, which my conscience just won’t allow me to do. I love my father and I see him several times a week. I want to cherish any time I get to spend with him for whatever time he has remaining on this earth. He might not even have another 10 years remaining if you take into account the ages at which his parents died. But this issue affects our relationship and makes the commandment to honor one’s parents impossible to follow.